Why Fed’s Powell Still Thinks High Inflation Is ‘Temporary’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday pushed back against concerns that swiftly rising prices could become an enduring feature…
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CBN Drafts Guidelines To Nigerian Banks On E-Naira
The CBN recently sent a presentation to Nigerian banks about the eNaira project, revealing more details about its design and…
Diaspora Remittances Hit $34bn As Nigerian Migrant Workers Top List
The Naira4Dollar policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have begun to yield dividends as remittances from Nigerians…
Zero-Commission Fight Reaches Canada As National Bank Ends Fees
The move to commission-free trading that’s swept through U.S. discount brokerages over the past two years may finally be making…
FG Yet To Recover N5.15tn Debt, Says Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, indicated on Friday that the Federal Government had not…
FG Loses N5 Trillion To Open Ended Import Waivers, Says Minister
The Federal Government has lost over N5 trillion to open – ended import duty waivers granted to companies and manufacturers…
Oil Heads For Biggest Weekly Gains In Over A Year Ahead Of Storm Ida
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and were on track for their biggest weekly gains in over a…
$2bn Tax Remittance: MTN Nigeria Complying With Payment Plan, Says Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says MTN Nigeria has a payment plan with the Federal Inland…
France Ready To Market Nigeria Back Home-Ambassador
The France Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquire, has said his country is fully committed to not only supporting the Nigeria…
Dollar, Euro, Sterling Await Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech
The dollar, euro and sterling steadied on Friday as investors waited for a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chair…
Oil Sector’s Contribution To Nigeria’s GDP In Q2 2021 Wanes
On Thursday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01 per cent in…
PIA To Strengthen Naira, Reduce Budget Deficit-PwC
PwC Nigeria said the 2021 Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will facilitate Nigeria’s economic development by attracting and creating investment opportunities…
NNPC Declares N287bn After Tax Profit In 2020 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), for the first time in its 44…
Pound Hits Over 1-Week High As Powell Comments Knock Dollar
Britain’s pound jumped half a percent to the dollar to more than a week’s high on Friday and was set…
Keeping Monetary Policy Loose Can Help Labor Reallocation -Paper
Global central banks could do well to keep interest rates low for as long as possible in order to provide…
South Africa’s Massmart To Dispose 14 Game Stores In Nigeria, Ghana, Others
Massmart is disposing of all its general merchandise Game stores in West and East Africa as the Walmart majority-owned retailer…
Global Bond Funds Sees Big Inflows – Lipper
Global bond markets saw their fifth consecutive week of inflows through Aug. 25, as investors grew cautious ahead of the…
Wall Street Rises As Powell Gives No Signal On Taper
Wall Street’s main indexes extended gains on Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the U.S. central bank will…
Nigeria’s Economy Grows 5% In Q2 2021 — Strongest Since 2014
Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.01 percent in the second quarter of 2021 — strongest growth since fourth…
China’s Regulatory Crackdowns Are Already Hurting The Economy
Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. China’s campaign to clamp down on industries ranging…
Oil Rally Ends Amid COVID-19 Concerns, Returning Supply
Oil fell on Thursday for the first session this week as renewed concerns about demand amid rising COVID-19 infections cut…
CBN To Raise $2bn For Girl Child Education Towards SDG4
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, has pledged to raise over $2 billion to increase and improve girl child education…
World Remit Raises $292m, Rebrands As Zepz
Digital Money Transfer firm, World Remit, now Zeps has has announced that it raised $292 million in new primary Series…
Oil Steadies After Three-Day Rally With U.S. Stockpiles Falling
Oil steadied after the biggest three-day gain since March with falling U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles adding some positive signs…
NNPC Pegs 2022 Base Oil Price At $57/Barrel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday provided a base crude oil price scenario in the medium term, stating that…
Nigeria’s Real GDP Grew By 5.01% YoY In Q2 2021 From 0.51% In Q1 2021
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01%(year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2021, marking three consecutive…
S&P 500, Nasdaq Notch All-Time Closing Highs Ahead Of Jackson Hole
Wall Street gained ground again on Wednesday, with chipmakers and financials helping to push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq…
Google Brings Samsung 5G Modem Tech To U.S. Market With New Pixel Phone -Sources
Google will tap Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) to supply the 5G modem for its next flagship Pixel smart phone, sources familiar…
Nigerian E-Naira Currency Could Be A ‘Game Changer’ But Banks Will Have To Adapt
Nigeria is set to test a central bank digital currency from October, a move that could reshape the country’s financial landscape…
South Africa Rebases GDP, Revises Economic Growth Figures
South Africa has rebased its gross domestic product (GDP) survey, with the new data showing the economy was 11% bigger…